Table of Contents 1 Mary Anning and the birth of geology 2 Early Life and dangerous living 3 Fossil hunting in Lyme Regis 4 Remarkable discoveries 5 References 6 External Links 6.1 Novel: 6.2 Children’s Books: Mary Anning and the birth of geology The greatest fossil hunter ever known was a woman from Lyme Regis. […]

Marilyn French (November 21, 1929 – May 2, 2009) was an American author and , whose most famous work, ‘The Women’s Room’, traced the impact of patriarchy and social expectations on women. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Feminism: ‘The Women’s Room’ (1976) 3 Cancer and Death 4 Selected Works 5 References Education French studied […]

The Maria da Penha law (Portuguese: Lei Maria da Penha) is the informal title for ‘s Federal law number 11.340, enacted by the National Congress of Brazil and sanctioned by former-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 7 August 2006.“Law no. 11.340 of 7 August 2006”. Retrieved 9 July 2012. The law regulates in every […]

Table of Contents 1 What is HIV/AIDS? 1.1 Body fluids from an HIV-infected person that can transmit HIV 2 State of problem 3 Program: Condom promotion and distribution to prevent HIV/AIDS 3.1 How does it work? 3.2 Recommendations and Concerns 4 Phrabatnampu temple 5 References 6 See also 7 Group 12 What is HIV/AIDS? “HIV” […]

Máiread Corrigan-Maguire, was the co-founder, with , of the Community of Peace People, an organization which attempts to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The two women were co-recipients of the in 1976. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Peace Activism 3 Prizes and Distinctions 4 References 5 […]

Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become Secretary of State in 1996. At the time, she was also the highest rankign woman in the US Government. She is currently a professor at Georgetown University (Washington). Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Academic […]

Louise Michel (1830-1905) was a French anarchist, school teacher and medical worker. She was one of the major revolutionary figures of the Parisian “Commune”. Table of Contents 1 Origins 2 Militancy 3 Social legacy 4 Feminism 5 Bibliography 5.1 Posthumous 6 References 7 See Also Origins Louise Michel was born in France at the Château […]

Lise Meitner (7 or 17 November 1878 – 27 October 1968) was an -born, later physicist who studied radioactivity and nuclear physics. Table of Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 See Also 4 External links Biography Lise Meitner was part of the team that discovered nuclear fission, an achievement for which her colleague Otto Hahn […]

Measuring the underlying drivers of gender inequalities Table of Contents 1 When? Where? 2 Programme 3 Event Description 4 Background 5 See Also 6 External Links When? Where? Thursday, May 10, 2012 9:00am-12:00pm Marshall Center Auditorium US Department of State Entrance on 21st Street, at Virginia Ave NW Programme Opening remarks Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Chief Economist, […]

Table of Contents 1 The case of female labour migrants in Japan 2 Female labour migrants in Thailand 3 Group 10 4 References The case of female labour migrants in Japan The International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted the following research on labour migration in : “An Assessment of The International Labour Migration Situation: The case […]